Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Roll (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Roll. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Roll is located in Blackford County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blackford County: Delaware, Grant, Jay & Wells.
Below are the counties that are near Roll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roll:
- Blackford County (The home county of Roll)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Millgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Ridertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Linn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Honduras
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Coppess Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Magley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Preble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Yoder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Eaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Janney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Granville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Gaston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Desoto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Muncie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Selma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Yorktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Progress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Farrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Friendly Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matthews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jalapa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Greentown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plevna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plevna is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Banquo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Mount Etna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Markle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harlansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Bowerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Andrews
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Fiat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Antiville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Collett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Bluff Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Summitville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Orestes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Leisure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leisure is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure
- Prosperity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Elwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frankton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Amboy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Amboy is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- North Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Grove is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Farmland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- La Fontaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lincolnville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Treaty
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Somerset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Lagro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wells County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Poneto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Nottingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Petroleum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Travisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Reiffsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Phenix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Vera Cruz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Uniondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roll, see our County-by-County Page for Roll.
Cemeteries Near Roll ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roll.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Roll - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roll covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Balsley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stoll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leffler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Batson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Roll had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roll, with the one closest to Roll listed first.
- Jadden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jadden is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadden
- McNatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNatts
- Dillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman
- Jeff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Farrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Renner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arcana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Hartford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keystone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Mount Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roll. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roll.
Newspapers Published in Roll ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roll.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roll, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roll.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Roll:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Blackford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Howard County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Wabash County
- Wells County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Roll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |